Deputy Nursery Manager (XR05)

Thesetting is seeking an experienced childcare professional to gain managerialexperience as a deputy at Rosewood Nursery.

Youmust hold a Level 3 in Childcare and a relevant degree and have post qualifyingexperience along with the ability to communicate effectively with parents andteam members.

Itis essential that you have skills and experience in managing others. It is alsoessential that candidates have a sound knowledge of Ofsted National Day CareStandards and inspection procedures plus an understanding of the Early YearsFoundation Stage.

Thesetting is looking for an approachable member of staff who can demonstrate aprofessional, self confident approach to developing a service to meet theindividual needs of children, families and team members.

Anenhanced DBS check will be required.

Expected ShortlistingDate

06/01/2025

Planned InterviewDate

14/01/2025

Main duties of the job

Inthe absence of the Nursery Manager, the post holder will take charge of theservice in conjunction with the Early Years Professional.

Thejobholder will assist the manager in the delivery and development, to ensurea high quality service is provided.The post holder will be expected to work the required shift patternsto support the needs of the service.

Toassist the nursery manager in developing individuals and the staff team tosupport the service. The jobholderwill monitor daily health and safety risks within the setting. Deliver a service which supports work lifebalance for NHS parents. Monitoroccupancy, pay and non pay expenditures.Daily monitoring to ensure the Ofsted Welfare Requirements are met.

Assist the managers to line managestaff teams of up to 25 members providing support and leadership to developand promote good practice.

Support the NHS Childcare Strategy,

Monitor and review childcarestandards and in-house policies and procedures as approved by Ofsted

Assist the delivery of the servicethis supports work life balance for up to 140 NHS parents and up to 70children per day.

Assist in the management of thenursery budget to support the setting to reach financial balance.

Assist in identifying andmonitoring the health and safety risks within the setting

Deliver a service and identifyspecific needs which support work life balance for NHS parents within theLeeds Health Economy.

About us

LTHTNurseries provide childcare for 168 children per day in 3 settings across Leedsteaching Hospitals predominately for NHS staff.

Thepost holder will work collaboratively with the management team and otherpractitioners (up to 25 staff) to support the delivery of both the care andeducation for the children of up to 70 families and carers within the setting,whilst sustaining and developing consistent relationships with service users.

To support the management team in deliveringthe Early Years Foundation Stage across the setting to raise and maintain theexcellence of the Early Years Provision through quality interaction with thechildren.

Tosupport and develop an environment that meets the Ofsted Welfare Requirementsand the individual needs of the child and family.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualification

It is essential that the jobholderholds a childcare qualification recognised by Ofsted. (NNEB, CACHE, BTEC and NVQ level 3) and arelevant degree.

It is essential that the jobholderhas post qualifying managerial experience.

Experience

have experience at managing day care settingswith knowledge of all Ofsted Welfare Requirements for children and inspectionprocedures

experience and knowledge in the complete rangeof services within the staff support/facilities department

in monitoring and reviewing policies andprocedures and setting and monitoring objectives/Personal Development Plans forteam members

assist in recruiting and managing staff

of facilitating and chairing team meetings

to have experience supporting team members toachieve good outcomes of Ofsted inspections, Quality Assurance Schemes, LocalAuthority initiatives, Investors in People etc

to assist in implement in ensuring consistentservice provision and demonstrate the ability of achieving both financial andoperational targets.

to have knowledge and experience of childcareinitiatives, The Childrens Act 1989 & 2004, The Laming report etc

THELEEDS WAY VALUES

Ourvalues are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this asa strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staffand set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionallythe following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

COREVALUES

Thepost holder will demonstrate a commitment to:

achieve the very best childcare standards andsupport the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to ensure that it becomes anemployer of choice & supporting the development of the childcare strategyacross the Leeds Health Economy

supporting the team in the daily delivery ofthe service and responding to the individual needs of parents/children.

work flexibly to meet the needs of the serviceand the wider childcare community developing childcare networks in thevoluntary, private and independent sectors as well as working withmultidisciplinary teams city wide

assist the Manager in developing andmaintaining a high quality service and attaining a Quality AssuranceAccreditation/Investors in People

to work within a team and give motivation anddirection in order to achieve goals in a timely manner within the Trust agreedpractices and procedure

providing individual contact with each memberof staff to support the mentoring process

Will ensure positive working relationshipsespecially with the different networks and agencies within the Trust and widercommunity.

COREBEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Thejobholder will:

beable to work with a wide variety of tasks at any one time with the ability towork under pressure, prioritise own and team work loads and achieve deadlines

tosupport the manager in leading and managing change with commitment todelivering services to support improving health care for patients

beconfident in promoting themselves as a positive role model to team members andparents

Beconfident in recognizing and dealing with changes in behavioural habits inchildren, staff, families and other adults.

COREKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Thejobholder will:

Havea good understanding of how children develop and the different theoreticalapproaches to development.

haveexperience and the ability to support the manager in supervising and deployingstaff in a childcare setting and developing & motivating teams/individualsto achieve team objectives

haveknowledge of the DFES Code of Practice for children with special needs and haveexperience and skills to work in partnership with parents and relevantagencies, to ensure individual needs are met

haveknowledge and understanding of Safeguarding and CAF regulations and demonstrateconfidence to take the lead in any issue arising within the setting and networkwith multi disciplinary teams from the public, private and voluntary sectors

havean understanding of how crucial the childcare services impact on patient careand support the NHS in delivering the Health and Well Being agenda (BoormanReport) and have knowledge of the childcare element of Improving Working Livesstandards and how it supports the NHS plan

Havean understanding of the food service practices including the legal and Trustfood safety requirements.

Haveknowledge of Infection Prevention and the controls put into place within thesettings along with the cleaning techniques and contract between the Trust andnurseries.

PRINCIPALDUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Thejobholder will:

Supportthe manager to develop and ensure effective communication strategies to promotepartnership with parents across the service and within the Childcare Supportnetwork.

Communicate effectively with external andinternal agencies to maximise opportunities to develop childcare initiativesenabling the Leeds Health Economy to recruit, retain and support employeesreturning to the NHS

Ensure effective communications with Ofsted tosupport in-house childcare services, any changes and relevant events concerningthe in-house provision and providing nursery staff with updated information andopportunities to attend appropriate training relating to deliver the WelfareRequirements

Promote an open door policy to encourageeffective communication within the nursery team

Support the manager in monitoring and auditingpolicies and procedures to deliver a cohesive service city wide for all NHSparents to access, ensuring team participation and working within the policyand legislation identified by the 1989 Children Act and Ofsted WelfareRequirements.

Support the manager in delivering the strategicplan and participate as required in local service reconfiguration and identifythe impact of change for staff with childcare responsibilities, raisingawareness of recruitment and retention issues and using the OrganisationalChange Management in the process.

Support the manager to develop and reviewoperational plans for inside and outside the nursery setting and develop riskassessments that support the plan.

Involving the team in decision making andproblem solving as well as

maximizingthe abilities of team members, delegating work

appropriately to meet deadlines and targets

Support the manager with recruitment, inductionand performance review processes for all childcare staff ensuring that systemsare in place to follow Trust policies and procedures on recruitment and themanagement of staff within the nursery team

ensure all staff have KSF reviews and PDPswhich maximize all training opportunities and develop the skills and knowledgeof all the childcare team

Support the manager to deliver the servicewithin budget, identifying pressures and savings for the Trust and follow theTrust financial guidelines.

Support the manager to develop and maintainfinancial systems to support parents (nursery education grants and childcarevouchers/salary sacrifice)

Support with the review the Quality CountsPortfolio, update the Self Evaluation Form for Ofsted, Investors in People andprepare for the Early Years Quality Conversation to achieve successfulaccreditation

Support the manager to ensure all Ofsteddocumentation is up to date and meet all current legislative guidelines underthe 1989 Children Act and Ofsted Welfare Requirements and support the nurseryto prepare for the Ofsted combined care and education inspections

Monitor and maintain staff records authorisingleave, recording sickness, absence and training (both mandatory andnon-mandatory) accordingly with the Trust policies and procedures.

To network with other agencies both internaland external to benchmark our services and gather information for reportbuilding.

To market the services internally andexternally to attract more interest/customers and give the settings acompetitive advantage within the Early Years framework.

To be involved in initiatives set by PublicHealth & Health and Well Being

Support the manager to be part of research anddevelopment which will help enhance the service and keep all staff, parents,visitors, students and children informed of new initiatives brought in by theTrust/Government/Early Years.

Take the lead in the Senco role working inpartnership with the EYP, practitioners, parents and relevant agencies. Devise Individual Educational Plans tosupport the childs individual needs and next steps so that activities aredifferentiated for the necessary level for the child. To attend regularcase/review meetings for each individual child.

Support the EYP in planning and providing safeappropriate child led and adult initiated experiences, activities and playopportunities indoor, outdoor and out-of-setting contexts which will enable thechildren to develop and learn.

To promote positive behaviour, self control andindependence through using effective behaviour management strategies anddevelop childrens social, emotional and behavioural skills.

The job holder will be required to administerprescribed medication and check on each individual childs health and wellbeingwhilst at nursery.

Thislist of duties is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main areas ofwork and may be subject to change after consultation with the post holder tomeet the changing needs of the service.

Healthand Safety/Risk Management

All staff are responsible for working with theircolleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to ourpatients and other service users. Thisincludes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPolicies,

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Holds a relevant childcare qualification recognised by Ofsted at a level 3, and a relevant degree, level 5.
• Post qualifying managerial experience
• SEND experience/ Qualification

Experience

• Experience of managing a day care setting with knowledge of the Ofsted welfare requirements for children and inspection procedures.
• Monitor and review childcare standards and in house policies and procedures as approved by Ofsted.
• Monitoring and reviewing policies and procedures and setting and monitoring objectives/ personal development plans for team members
• Assist in recruiting and managing staff
• Experience of supporting staff and working with individual and groups of staff to improve outcomes for children
• Leading change and developing areas of provision for children in partnerships with staff

Skills & Behaviours

• Approachable, friendly and able to lead a team of up to 25 staff.
• Assist the delivery of service for up to 140 NHS parents, and a possible 70 children per day.
• Assist in nursery budgets to support the setting to reach financial balance
• Assist in identifying and monitoring health and safety risks within the setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.